Memphis & Shelby backflow bonds.
$275 flat. Five minutes.
Memphis and Shelby County require a $5,000 bond to register as an independent backflow prevention device tester. Ours is $275 flat — the $275 minimum premium, since 3% of $5,000 is below it — and bonds like this are among the fastest things we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Tester registration bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit check section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the county
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your Memphis & Shelby County backflow tester registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
3% of $5,000 is $150, below our $275 minimum — so the premium is $275, one-time per term. Multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A backflow tester bond is a public-water-protection guarantee to Memphis and Shelby County. An independent tester certifies that backflow prevention assemblies on the public water system work correctly — the county wants a financial backstop that your test reports are accurate and that you follow the cross-connection control rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Memphis / Shelby County (the obligee), with the public water supply protected. If you file false reports or violate the program rules and a loss results, the county can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Testers who report honestly and follow the program treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your tester registration today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.